A brush fire was started near DeLand Monday afternoon by three boys playing with a cigarette lighter, according the Volusia County Fire Department. Chris Hush (@ChrisHushWESH) has the story.

A brush fire was started near DeLand Monday afternoon by three boys playing with a cigarette lighter, according the Volusia County Fire Department. Chris Hush (@ChrisHushWESH) has the story.

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Updated: 10:18 PM EDT May 18, 2015

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WEBVTT NEW TONIGHT A BRUSHFIRE BATTLE WITH AN UNUSUAL TWIST. KIDS ARE ACCUSED OF STARTING THE FLAMES. AND THE DRY CONDITIONS ALLOWING IT TO SPREAD QUICKLY THREATENING A NEARBY BUSINESS. DOZENS OF ACRES BURNED NEAR DELAND AND A 9 AND 12-YEAR-OLD ARE COOLING OFF IN A DETENTION CENTER. CHRIS? THE GOOD NEWS TONIGHT FIRST AND FOREMOST IS THAT THE FIRE IS OUT, WHERE WE'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW A SALVAGE YARD OFF STATE ROAD 44. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF HOW MANY CARS ARE HERE AND THIS WAS JUST ONE BUSINESS THAT WAS ALMOST HIT BY THIS FIRE. AND IF YOU LOOK ABOVE THERE, THERE IS A FENCE THERE AND THERE ARE SOME HOMES ON THE OTHER SIDE, THOSE HOMES WERE ACTUALLY AT ONE POINT IN DANGER FROM THE FIRE BUT WERE NOT HIT. A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 2 -- TWO 12-YEAR-OLDS STUART THE FIRED WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND TOOK UP TO 25 ACRES NEAR THE LAKE WOODRUFF REFUGE. FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THEY SAY DRY CONDITIONS HELPED THE FIRE SPREAD AND AFTER IT WAS UNDER CONTROL DEPUTIES WERE ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THOSE KIDS THAT WERE RESPONSIBLE. WE'RE NOT RELEASING THEIR NAMES BECAUSE OF THEIR AGES TONIGHT BUT WE CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE IN THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANORS, A JUDGE IS NOW GOING TO DECIDE WHERE THIS CASE GOES NEXT AND MORE GOOD NEWS HERE NO ONE WAS JIRT. THIS IS ALL UNDER INVESTIGATION, WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU AS

FD: 3 boys charged with starting 25-acre brush fire near DeLand

A brush fire was started near DeLand Monday afternoon by three boys playing with a cigarette lighter, according the Volusia County Fire Department. Chris Hush (@ChrisHushWESH) has the story.